MLB Player News
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Resting Wednesday
Arcia isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Arcia will get a second consecutive day off after beginning the season 2-for-13 with five strikeouts. Nick Allen will fill in at shortstop and bat sixth.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Returning to lineup Wednesday
Turner (back) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game versus the Rockies.
Turner will make his first start since Opening Day, as he's been battling lower-back spasms. He appeared as a pinch hitter in Monday's 6-1 win and is back in the lineup for the second game of the series Wednesday.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Settling into No. 2 spot
Adames will start at shortstop and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Astros, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
After inking a $182 million deal in free agency this winter, Adames has quickly found a home in the No. 2 spot in the lineup, batting out of that spot in the order in each of the Giants' first six games. Though the Giants head into Wednesday's contest with a 4-1 record, Adames hasn't played a big role in the team's early success thus far; he's slashing just .158/.190/.211 with three RBI and one run.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Collects first hit, steal
Lindor went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins.
The shortstop is notorious for having slow starts at the plate, and 2025 has been no exception so far as Lindor went 0-for-11 in his first three games. Tuesday's steal was also his first of the campaign after he swiped 60 in 68 attempts over the prior two seasons combined. There's little concern with Lindor's long-term production, but his history suggests he won't begin to warm up until the weather does -- his .741 career OPS in March/April is his lowest in any month, with an .886 OPS in July being his high-water mark.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Launches decisive homer
Betts went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during Tuesday's 3-1 win against Atlanta.
The shortstop's throwing error during the second inning gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead, but he redeemed himself with a 369-foot shot to left field in the sixth. Betts has a hit in all four of the games he's appeared in so far this season, going 6-for-16 with three home runs, six RBI and six runs scored.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Tallies three hits Tuesday
Abrams went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, a run and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Abrams doubled his early-season hit total and swiped his second bag of the year. He now has three extra-base hits in his last two games and bumped his batting average up to .286 after Tuesday's strong performance.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Sitting Tuesday
Arcia is absent from Atlanta's lineup against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Arcia went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the series opener against the Dodgers on Monday. He will get his second off day of the season with Nick Allen starting at shortstop and batting ninth.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Returns to lineup Tuesday
Lindor (personal) will play shortstop and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game versus the Marlins.
Lindor didn't play in Monday's win over the Marlins following the birth of his third child, but he's back at the top of the batting order for the second game of the series. The reigning National League MVP runner-up is still looking for his first hit this season.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Harder contact after swing tweak
Winn went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in Monday's loss to the Angels but had a game-high three hard-hit balls.
During a rain delay in Sunday's game against the Twins, Winn compared video from 2024 to 2025 and worked on his swing with hitting coaches Brant Brown and Brandon Allen, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. They noticed in the 2025 video that his hips were leaning back before his swing, which led to lazy flyballs. Winn stood more upright during batting practice Monday and worked on driving through the ball. While he wasn't rewarded during Monday's game, Winn was heartened by the hard contact he made and is confident "everything is going to click" for him soon. The 23-year-old is 0-for-14 with seven strikeouts in his first four contests this season.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Goes deep again Monday
Swanson went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in Monday's 18-3 thrashing of the Athletics.
Swanson homered for the second straight game, swatting a solo shot to center field in the first inning. The veteran shortstop plated two additional runs on a sixth-inning double. Following a slow start to the campaign, Swanson has gone 4-for-9 with four RBI over his past two contests.